Richard Attwood

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Richard Attwood
Nationality	British
World Championship Career
Active years	1964 - 1965, 1967 - 1969
Team(s)	BRM, Reg Parnell, Cooper, Lotus, Williams
Races	18
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	1
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First race	1964 British Grand Prix


Last race	1969 Monaco Grand Prix

Richard Attwood (born April 4, 1940 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a British former Formula One driver who raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper teams. Prior to Formula One he started racing in 1960 at the wheel of a Triumph TR3. In 1963 he entered Formula Junior, where he won the Monaco race in a Lola. He enjoyed some success in Formula 2 with a win in Austria, and also raced a Ford P68 sports car. During his Formula One years he managed a sixth place in both the Italian and Mexican GPs in 1965 and a spectacular chase to second place along with a fastest lap at Monaco in 1968, behind Graham Hill's Lotus. In 1969, after a series of disappointing performances, he finished fourth in Monaco; it was the end of his Formula One career, although he did appear at the 1969 German Grand Prix, in an F2 Brabham for Frank Williams, where he finished 6th.

Attwood subsequently went on to win the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1970 with a Porsche 917, along with Hans Herrmann. He retired from motorsport in 1971. In his whole F1 career he achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points.

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Team	WDC	Points
1964	BRM	MON	DUT	BEL	FRA	GBR DNS	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX			BRM	-	0
1965	Reg Parnell	RSA	MON Ret	BEL 14	FRA	GBR 13	DUT 12	GER Ret	ITA 6	USA 10	MEX 6			Reg Parnell	16th	2
1967	Cooper	RSA	MON	DUT	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	CAN 10	ITA	USA	MEX		Cooper	-	0
1968	BRM	RSA	ESP	MON 2	BEL Ret	DUT 7	FRA 7	GBR Ret	GER 14	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	BRM	13th	6
1969	Lotus	RSA	ESP	MON 4	DUT	FRA	GBR	GER 6	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX		Williams (F2)	13th	3

Preceded by Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1970 Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood	Succeeded by Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep